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China Unblocks the BBC (In English)

Posted by kdawson on from the firewall-what-firewall-i-don't-see-any-firewall dept.

An anonymous reader writes in with news that China has unblocked the BBC Web site — the English-language version at any rate. No announcement was made, because China has never acknowledged blocking the BBC for the last decade. The Chinese-language version of the site has been blocked since its inception in 1999. The article speculates that the easing of censorship may be tied to the upcoming Olympic Games.

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  1. Re:Unblock by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    huh? I get all my news from Pravda. They're very impartial. Unless you're a capitalist pig dog. Which you aren't, are you comrade?

  2. About Time by Selfunfocused · · Score: 2, Funny

    Thank God. China will finally have easy access to Dr. Who.

    1. Re:About Time by bigjarom · · Score: 2, Funny

      Thank God. China will finally have easy access to Dr. Who. Why do you think they blocked it in the first place?
  3. Re:Poor them by sakdoctor · · Score: 2, Funny

    Upon first witnessing the glory and splendour of unfiltered media, they casually, whimsically, decided to destroy it, remarking, "It'll have to go".

  4. Submit to the authorities! by Pharmboy · · Score: 5, Funny

    I love the tag at the bottom of the article:

    Are you in China? What is your reaction to this story? Is this your first time reading the BBC News website?

    Followed by a block to enter your name, address and phone number. Yea right, that's a good idea, log on with your real info and complain about how your government censors you....and leave your contact info.

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    1. Re:Submit to the authorities! by evil+agent · · Score: 4, Funny

      Yea right, that's a good idea, log on with your real info and complain about how your government censors you....and leave your contact info.

      Or the contact info of someone you don't like.

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  5. I am posting from China by Bobb+Sledd · · Score: 4, Funny

    I am posting my comment from China right now, and I can tell you that [xxxxx] [xx] [xx] [xxxx] and [xxxxxxx] [xx] [xxxx] BBC [xx] [xxxx] so that [xx] [xxx] [xxxx] [xx] [xx] [xxxxx] Chinese government. What I can't figure out is, why is this the only article on Slashdot today? Slow news day? Hmm.

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  6. ironic... by alewar · · Score: 3, Funny

    I tried to watch a couple of shows online from the BBC website but I wasn't allow because I don't live in the UK, I was blocked by the BBC itself.

  7. Re:USA is a police state, China is free. by brkello · · Score: 2, Funny

    Thanks for the laugh. You are confusing freedom with people being impressed with a (relatively) large penis.

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  8. Re:regarding the olympics by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    apparently, China has mod points